the zoo_e lab

Hi everyone! I’m Giulia! I’m passionate about reading and science. Ever since I was little, I’ve had a knack for capturing every tiny critter I could find, keeping them in jars and bringing them home as “pets”—much to my mom’s dismay. These days, my interests have shifted toward evolution and bioinformatics: there’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing my code run smoothly, free of those dreaded red error lines!

Right now, my thesis project focuses on the population genetics of Formica paralugubris. Our goal is to achieve a spatial and temporal comparison of the genome of this fascinating species!

Search for Giulia Mercati's papers on the Publications page